Yes, in the old days a young musical group (or single artist)) would write and use a studio to record songs. Once they did that they would try to sell it to one of the popular record companies to try to get a record deal. If the record company liked them they'd sign them and then release the song. Their sales staff would go out and solicit the radio stations in their REGIONAL area (about a 100 miles radius). They would shmooze the DJ's with payola (gifts, women, dinners etc). So what they were hoping for was that their song would "break" and people would request it. If it was good, people would call in and request more airplay for it. So let's say there was 3 of these stations getting a lot of requests and then other stations would pick up on it and it would boomerang and spread until 100's of stations were playing it and that is what was mean as "breaking a record!" Back then the idea was to make sure you kept your song 3:00 minutes or under because of the way the commercial ads were set up at the stations. Most songs over 3:00 min. would never get played. Once the song "broke" your record company would send you on tour all expenses paid and that is where you made your money NOT FROM RECORD SALES !!! So the point is, every young nobody could become a "somebody" by getting lucky, writing a catchy song. Then the US government ushered in political Talk Radio and eventually that is what killed AM radio that played brand new material instead of Oldies. It was OUR government that caused that to happen which is a whole other story for another time. So yes, I know what you mean about having no place to get heard except on the net.
First off, I am surprised you had no questions for me which tends to mean you are committed to what you are doing and doing it your way. I could be wrong. I gave my email which is how I thought you would respond. I'll just finish by saying as I said before, you're voice is quite unique, it's like a new house plant, you have to find the right soil to plant it in for good growth. So what was the key word in my last response? It was the word DIFFERENT !!! Your voice is different which is a big advantage for anyone. In conclusion Soulman (and yes, I know your tag is soulicparadox) here is the deal - You've got a really good mix and I mean REALLY GOOD but I think you're junking it up with all the frills, special effects and so on. If I was producing you I would say "Soulman keep it tight but raw, you don't need to sound like a mechanized robot. Stop with the nit-picking and getting it "perfect." Why stop with the "perfection?" Because everybody is doing it and you want to be "DIFFERENT" don't you? Get it? You've got to do what somebody ISN'T doing. Why did the Rolling Stones have such great success? Because they were raw, their music was RAW. It wasn't perfect.
I worked with a recording Engineer at Chess Studios in Chicago, ILL. Ron Malo was the recording engineer who recorded some of the Stones biggest selling albums. So what did I learn from Ron? I learned that overly produced stuff with a very mechanical mechanized sound doesn't cut it. His shtick was that if you made a mistake when recording you don't necessarily remove it from the mix because by doing so it would destroy the rawness. Of course this happened well before synth keyboards were invented (1968).
From what I can see I think you know song structures for instance: 1st Verse, 2nd Verse, Chorus, 3rd Verse Chorus, Chorus then end it, or various forms of that order such as 1st Verse, Chorus, 2nd Verse Chorus Chorus End it and so on. I think you know that but 99% of writer have no idea what that means. The song has to have order PERIOD.
So that's about it bud. Listen Soulman, I gave you my email address if you have any questions use that and I'll help you if I can. I spent my life in every end of this business and it is going in the dumper fast (hardly any concerts to go to now because of the Plandemic bullshit). What I do now, when I feel like it, is try to help someone every now and then. You made the call and I answered. You've got a musical future bud but you are adrift in the ocean and too many people are giving you advice that don't know what the hell they are talking about.
